सञ्चिन्तयेद्भगवतश्चरणारविन्दं वज्राङ्कुशध्वजसरोरुहलाञ्छनाढ्यम् । उत्तुङ्गरक्तविलसन्नखचक्रवाल- ज्योत्स्नाभिराहतमहद्धृदयान्धकारम् ॥ २१ ॥
sancintayed bhagavatas caranaravindam vajrankusa-dhvaja-saroruha-lanchanadhyam uttunga-rakta-vilasan-nakha-cakravala- jyotsnabhir ahata-mahad-dhrdayandhakaram
- sancintayet
- he should concentrate
- bhagavatah
- of the Lord
- carana-aravindam
- on the lotus feet
- vajra
- thunderbolt
- ankusa
- goad (rod for driving elephants)
- dhvaja
- banner
- saroruha
- lotus
- lanchana
- marks
- adhyam
- adorned with
- uttunga
- prominent
- rakta
- red
- vilasat
- brilliant
- nakha
- nails
- cakravala
- the circle of the moon
- jyotsnabhih
- with splendor
- ahata
- dispelled
- mahat
- thick
- hrdaya
- of the heart
- andhakaram
- darkness
The devotee should first concentrate his mind on the Lord’s lotus feet, which are adorned with the marks of a thunderbolt, a goad, a banner and a lotus. The splendor of their beautiful ruby nails resembles the orbit of the moon and dispels the thick gloom of one’s heart.